Ogoh Odaudu

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Ogoh Odaudu
Rivers Hoopers
Position Head coach
LeagueNPL
BAL
Personal information
Born (1981-08-03) 3 August 1981 (age 43)
Jos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Point guard
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As coach:
2009–present Rivers Hoopers
2019–present Nigeria (assistant)
2019Nigeria
2024 REG
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

Ogoh Odaudu (born 3 August 1981) is a Nigerian retired basketball player and current coach. He currently is the head coach of Rivers Hoopers of the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) and Basketball Africa League (BAL). In his playing years, Odaudu was a player of the Nigeria national basketball team. Odaudu has led the Rivers Hoopers as head coach since 2009 and has led them to six NPL titles.

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Playing career

Born in Jos, he has played for the junior Nigerian national team at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. [1]

Odaudu was a member of the Nigerian senior team and played with the team at the 2001, 2003 editions of FIBA Africa Championship. He also played at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Coaching career

Odaudu has been the head coach of Rivers Hoopers since its establishment in 2009, He coached the team to three Premier League titles. As such, the team qualified for the 2021 BAL season where he coached at the inaugural tournament. [2] Since 2019, Odaudu has been an assistant coach of the Nigerian national team. [3] He was an assistant coach at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. [4] Odaudu was the head coach of Nigeria at AfroCan 2019. [2]

The Hoopers returned for a second appearance in the BAL in the 2024 season, and Odaudu led his team to the third place. [5] He won the BAL Coach of the Year award. [6]

In August 2024, Odaudu became the head coach of REG of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) playoffs. [7] He returned to the Hoopers in October, and led them to a sixth NPL title. [8]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
2021 Rivers Hoopers 312.3333rd in Group A ––––DNQ
2024 Rivers Hoopers 642.6671st in Sahara Conference 422.500Won third place game

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References

  1. ↑ "Ogoh Odaudu's profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Who are the 12 head coaches at the inaugural Basketball Africa League?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Nigeria Basketball Federation has assigned D'Tigers assistant coach, Ogoh Odaudu, to scout for players that can add value to the senior men and women's national teams. - Eagles FM". 2 April 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Basketball ODAUDU Ogoh - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rivers Hoopers finish third at 2024 BAL". The BAL. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Odaudu wins 2024 BAL Coach of the Year award". The BAL. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (24 August 2024). "Basketball: REG appoint Nigerian Ogoh Odaudu as head coach". The New Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rivers Hoopers are the 2024 Nigeria League champions". www.fiba.basketball. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.


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